Au Bon Pain

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: Found the previous minor violation from report # 1938060, dated 7/5/16 not corrected. Must correct the following previous minor violation: #36 OBSERVED LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED ABOVE PREP COOLER,OVEN AND REAR PREP/DISH AREA OVER SOUP COOKER AND ICE SCOOP..MUST INSTALL. Serious violation 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Found excessive dust build up on broken ventilation cover in rear prep area. Must remove, clean and sanitize. Must maintain same.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Found floor drain in employee restroom in disrepair. Found towels, dirt and debris in floor drain. Must remove all items, detail clean and cover floor drain with proper cover. Must maintain same.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Found large opening in wall in rear prep area. Ventilation cover on back wall in disrepair (large parts are missing). Must repair and maintain same.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 5, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.